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Scout Space

Space-based sensors that track objects in orbit

Raised to date

$10.9M

of $15.7M offered across 1 Form D filing

Still open
$4.7M
Investors
16
Last filed
May 11, 2026

About

Scout Space builds in-space observation systems for space domain awareness. The company makes electro-optical and infrared sensor payloads for LEO, GEO and beyond, paired with on-board edge processing and mission autonomy software that lets spacecraft detect, track and characterize other objects in orbit without depending on ground stations. Its customers include the U.S. Space Force, which has awarded it multiple Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) contracts, and commercial operators such as Blue Origin, which is integrating Scout's Owl sensor on the first Blue Ring mission. The company raised up to $18M in Series A funding in May 2026 to scale manufacturing in Northern Virginia.

Moves detection, tracking and decision-making onto the spacecraft itself through combined optical payloads, edge compute and autonomy software, rather than relying on ground-based tracking and operator intervention.

Funding

  • EquityFiled May 11, 2026Form D
    $10.9M/ $15.7M

Product

Owl

Satellite sensor payload

Scout's flagship electro-optical/infrared sensor payload for in-space observation, hosted on partner spacecraft to detect, track and characterize objects in orbit. It is being integrated on the inaugural mission of Blue Origin's Blue Ring spacecraft.

  • Electro-optical and infrared sensing
  • Rated for LEO, GEO and beyond-GEO orbits
  • Hosted-payload form factor for third-party spacecraft

Built for

U.S. government space and defense customers, particularly the U.S. Space Force, alongside commercial satellite operators and spacecraft manufacturers

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